Police: Drug dealer caught, again

Published
7:00 pm EST, Saturday, January 29, 2011

NORWALK

By STEVE KOBAK

Hour Staff Writer

Norwalk Police arrested a 26-year-old man on narcotics sales charges for the second time in the past eight days Friday night after detectives caught him with heroin, crack, marijuana and more than $4,000 in cash, police said.

Omar "Mega" Figueroa, who lists his address as 31 Wolcott St., Waterbury, was charged with possession of narcotics, illegal possession near a school, sale within the distance of a school and illegal manufacture, distribution, sale or prescription. He was held on $200,000 bond and given a court date of Feb. 2.

Michael Scott, 20, of 41 Quintard Ave., was also arrested during the drug bust and faces the same charges as Figueroa. He was held on $50,000 bond and given a court date of Feb. 2.

Detectives seized seven grams of crack, a quarter-ounce of marijuana and four bags of heroin as well as $4,134 in cash from Scott and Figueroa after receiving a tip that narcotics were being sold out of the vehicle in which they were riding, police said.

After an investigation conducted by the Detective Bureau of the Norwalk Police Department, the vehicle was stopped and searched on Osborne Avenue at approximately 11 p.m., according to police.

Figueroa's latest arrest came hours after he appeared in Norwalk Superior Court to answer to charges from his Jan. 20 arrest. During that incident, Figueroa was captured after allegedly leading officers on a foot-chase and trying to ditch 20 bags of heroin, multiple crack-cocaine rocks and a small amount of marijuana.

He currently has three pending drug sales case as well as numerous criminal trespass and motor vehicle cases.

Officers have arrested Figueroa for trespassing at the Roodner Court housing complex numerous times in 2010. He is not allowed on the premises of Roodner Court, because he was convicted of selling drugs at the housing complex, according to court documents.

Figueroa has also racked up four interfering with an officer charges during his arrests because of his penchant for running from officers who are trying to detain him, police said.